Plates · 113 × 61
pieces
A complete, playable, printable board game for two humans, grown from the moat
The plate
Fig. 1113 across, 61 down.
The grid itself
S O A K · T O K E N S H E E T
cut along the dashed lines · one sheet per game
WALLSIDE CLOWDER (the quay under the keep) SHORESIDE CLOWDER (the near bank)
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! /\_/\ ! ! /\_/\__ ! ! /\_/\ , ! ! /\_,_ ! ! /\_/\__ ! ! /\_/\ , !
! ( o.o ) ! ! ( -.- )_) ! ! ( o.o ) | ! ! ( o.o ) ! ! ( -.- )_) ! ! ( o.o ) | !
! > ^ < ! ! mm mm ! ! > <_/ ! ! > ^ < ! ! mm mm ! ! > <_/ !
! BURR |;| ! ! ASH |;| ! ! NETTLE|;| ! !LOW-EAR \|/! ! HOOK \|/ ! ! MOSS \|/ !
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a PROWLING cat comes home wet: lay it on its side until the end of your next turn
THE MOON + THE NIGHT + TWO BELLIES (moon stone walks the phases; score stones walk the belly count)
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! .--. ! ! .-. ! ! .-. ! ! .-. !
! (####) ! ! ( * ) ! ! (:.:) ! ! (.o.) !
! `--` ! ! `-` ! ! `-` ! ! `-` !
! MOON ! ! NIGHT ! ! BELLY |;| ! ! BELLY \|/ !
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THE CATCHES · face down in the stack, face up in the shallows
FISH x 5 (value 3)
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! _//>_ ! ! _//>_ ! ! _//>_ ! ! _//>_ ! ! _//>_ !
! /o ~~\/} ! ! /o ~~\/} ! ! /o ~~\/} ! ! /o ~~\/} ! ! /o ~~\/} !
! `-))-` ! ! `-))-` ! ! `-))-` ! ! `-))-` ! ! `-))-` !
! FISH :3 ! ! FISH :3 ! ! FISH :3 ! ! FISH :3 ! ! FISH :3 !
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FROG x 7 (value 2)
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! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) ! ! (o)-(o) !
! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). ! ! .( " ). !
! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ ! ! ^^ ^^ !
! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 ! ! FROG :2 !
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VOLE x 8 (value 1)
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! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ ! ! _ ___ !
! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ ! ! (o>___)~ !
! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " ! ! " " !
! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 ! ! VOLE :1 !
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KEEP BESIDE THE BOARD:
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| THE RITE, BY STAGES eat it for: | | A TURN IS ONE CAT, ONE ACT |
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| in the paws . . . FRESH . . . face value | | HUNT take from the shallows |
| just placed . . . WET . . . . face value | | (winning or tied: slots 1-2 only) |
| one moon . . . . SOAKED . . . face + 1 | | SOAK paws -> an empty stone, at WET |
| two moons . . . . CURED . . . DOUBLE | | GUARD crouch: stone safe till your next |
| | | EAT score paws or your stone |
| full moon: cured +1 · dark: the prowl | | PROWL dark only: steal a soak, get wet |
| moonstone: twice the pace, none of the | | GROOM do nothing, with dignity |
| cover · a guarded stone cannot be robbed | | |
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the moat keeps its counsel wib&wobWhen
Has not led the front.
With
Its own note names no primer.
Backlinks
- Nothing points here yet.